Johnny Broaca

John Joseph Broaca

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 3, 1909 in Lawrence, MA
High School: Phillips Academy HS (Andover, MA)
School: Yale University (New Haven, CT)(All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1934
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Indians 1934-1939

Final Game: September 23, 1939
Died: May 16, 1985 in Lawrence, MA
Buried: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, MA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1933	23	NYY-min	AA	7	2	.778	2.04	10						75.0	62	21	17		32							1.253	7.4		3.8			NWK · IL
1934	24	NYY	AL	12	9	.571	4.16	26	24	1	13	1	0	177.1	203	94	82	9	65	74	1	1	1	792	99	1.511	10.3	0.5	3.3	3.8	1.14
1935	25	NYY	AL	15	7	.682	3.58	29	27	1	14	2	0	201.0	199	96	80	16	79	78	0	1	1	873	113	1.383	8.9	0.7	3.5	3.5	0.99
1936	26	NYY	AL	12	7	.632	4.24	37	27	6	12	1	3	206.0	235	110	97	16	66	84	0	0	1	903	110	1.461	10.3	0.7	2.9	3.7	1.27
1937	27	NYY	AL	1	4	.200	4.70	7	6	1	3	0	0	44.0	58	27	23	5	17	9	0	0	0	201	96	1.705	11.9	1.0	3.5	1.8	0.53

1939	29	CLE	AL	4	2	.667	4.70	22	2	9	0	0	0	46.0	53	39	24	5	28	13	0	0	1	216	94	1.761	10.4	1.0	5.5	2.5	0.46
5 Yrs				44	29	.603	4.08	121	86	18	42	4	3	674.1	748	366	306	51	255	258	1	2	4	2985	105	1.487	10.0	0.7	3.4	3.4	1.01
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.603	4.08	40	28	6	14	1	1	222	246	120	101	17	84	85	0	1	1	981	105	1.487	10.0	0.7	3.4	3.4	1.01

NYY (4 yrs)				40	27	.597	4.04	99	84	9	42	4	3	628.1	695	327	282	46	227	245	1	2	3	2769	106	1.467	10.0	0.7	3.3	3.5	1.08
CLE (1 yr)				4	2	.667	4.70	22	2	9	0	0	0	46.0	53	39	24	5	28	13	0	0	1	216	94	1.761	10.4	1.0	5.5	2.5	0.46

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1934	24	NYY	AL	177.1	26	24	94	4.77	5.03	0.27	0.00	93.0	4.43	-7	-0.6	1.0	-0.1	0.8	15	.476	.496	$
1935	25	NYY	AL	201.0	29	27	96	4.30	4.98	0.32	0.00	93.4	4.35	2	0.1	1.0	-0.1	1.7	25	.505	.501	$
1936	26	NYY	AL	206.0	37	27	110	4.81	5.51	0.17	0.00	94.8	5.07	5	0.5	1.0	-0.1	2.2	34	.513	.503	$
1937	27	NYY	AL	44.0	7	6	27	5.52	5.30	0.15	0.00	95.9	4.94	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.1	3	.461	.498	$

1939	29	CLE	AL	46.0	22	2	39	7.63	5.34	-0.05	0.00	94.5	5.09	-13	-1.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.8	-7	.447	.493	$
5 Seasons				674.1	121	86	366	4.88	5.20	0.22	0.00	94.0	4.68	-16	-1.5	1.0	-0.4	4.0	69	.488	.498	$

NYY (4 yrs)				628.1	99	84	327	4.68	5.19	0.24	0.00	93.9	4.65	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.4	4.8	76	.497	.500	$
CLE (1 yr)				46.0	22	2	39	7.63	5.34	-0.05	0.00	94.5	5.09	-13	-1.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.8	-7	.447	.493	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1934	24	NYY	AL	792	1.1%	9.3%	8.2%	2.8%	11%	80%
1935	25	NYY	AL	873	1.8%	8.9%	9.1%	3.9%	17%	79%
1936	26	NYY	AL	904	1.8%	9.3%	7.3%	3.8%	15%	80%
1937	27	NYY	AL	201	2.5%	4.5%	8.5%	5.5%	19%	82%

1939	29	CLE	AL	216	2.3%	6.0%	13.0%			77%
5 Yrs				2986	1.7%	8.6%	8.5%	3.4%	14%	80%
MLB Averages					1.5%	8.8%	8.6%	3.2%	13%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1934	24	12	9	.571	4.16	26	24	1	13	1	0	177.1	203	94	82	9	65	74	1	1	1	792	99	1.511	10.3	0.5	3.3	3.8	1.14	99
1935	25	27	16	.628	3.85	55	51	2	27	3	0	378.1	402	190	162	25	144	152	1	2	2	1665	106	1.443	9.6	0.6	3.4	3.6	1.06	106
1936	26	39	23	.629	3.99	92	78	8	39	4	3	584.1	637	300	259	41	210	236	1	2	3	2568	107	1.450	9.8	0.6	3.2	3.6	1.12	107
1937	27	40	27	.597	4.04	99	84	9	42	4	3	628.1	695	327	282	46	227	245	1	2	3	2769	106	1.467	10.0	0.7	3.3	3.5	1.08	106
1938	28	40	27	.597	4.04	99	84	9	42	4	3	628.1	695	327	282	46	227	245	1	2	3	2769	106	1.467	10.0	0.7	3.3	3.5	1.08	106
1939	29	44	29	.603	4.08	121	86	18	42	4	3	674.1	748	366	306	51	255	258	1	2	4	2985	105	1.487	10.0	0.7	3.4	3.4	1.01	105

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1934	24	10	10	.500	3.97	186.0	208	91	82	9	67	77	1	1.478	10.1	3.2	3.7	1.15	0.4	26
1935	25	13	10	.565	3.44	212.0	206	90	81	17	82	82	0	1.358	8.7	3.5	3.5	1.00	0.7	29
1936	26	13	11	.542	3.55	218.0	227	96	86	15	64	89	0	1.335	9.4	2.6	3.7	1.39	0.6	37
1937	27	2	3	.400	4.11	46.0	56	23	21	5	16	9	0	1.565	11.0	3.1	1.8	0.56	1.0	7

1939	29	2	3	.400	4.22	49.0	53	26	23	5	28	14	0	1.653	9.7	5.1	2.6	0.50	0.9	22
5 Yrs		40	37	.519	3.71	711.0	750	326	293	51	257	271	1	1.416	9.5		3.4	1.05	0.6	121

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y 1935 AL 3.58 (9th) 1936 AL 4.24 (9th)	Wins s c a p y 1935 AL 15 (10th)	Win-Loss % s c a p y 1935 AL .682 (3rd) 1936 AL .632 (10th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1936 AL 1.461 (10th)
Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1935 AL 8.910 (7th)	Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 1936 AL 2.883 (8th)	Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1935 AL 3.493 (10th)	Saves s c a p y 1936 AL 3 (6th)
Shutouts s c a p y 1935 AL 2 (9th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1935 AL 16 (8th)	Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y 1934 AL 1.139 (10th) 1936 AL 1.273 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 26 (901), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 8 (1020), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

Compare Stats to Similars

Most Similar by Ages

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Charlie Lea (990) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Monte Pearson (983) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Rip Collins (986) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Oral Hildebrand (981) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Monte Weaver (983) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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